Every once in a while a story emerges of homesteaders, survivalists or off the grid folks who have created an oasis that is nothing short of Utopia, or at least as close to that as we can get here on earth. They almost always have a story that is rife with challenges – such as…
The Sharp Edge – How to Achieve it With Survival Tools
Survival tools are one of your most valuable commodities in a survival situation. As you formulate the strategy and tactics to make it through, you will need tools to scrape, stab, hack and even pry – and that just likely is what you will use it for to clean game for dinner. You will use…
Survival Antibiotics Every Survival Cache Must Have
A survival cache has to cover as many conceivable survival needs as possible. One often overlooked need is the treatment for internal infections and illness; for those, only a well-stocked supply of antibiotics will do. There are a few reasons keeping a stock of antibiotics is more difficult than purchasing most other survival materials or…
Pioneer Food – The Ultimate in Survival Eating
Of all the uncertainties regarding a true, sustained, life-changing survival situation, one aspect of life “the day after” is not in dispute: Our food choices would be greatly altered and diminished. Food choices would be greatly varied depending on where a person lived, but if the world as we know it ended, it is safe…
(Video) Survival Gardening – How to Maximize Yield in a Smaller Space
One of the mainstays of self-sufficiency is growing your own food – the more you grow, the more food you get, the less you have to rely on traditional grocery stores for sustenance. A lot of us, however, do not have the space for a massive, in-ground garden, or we do not have the time…
How to Survive the Mob: What to Do (and Not Do) if Caught in Mob Violence!
It seems protesting is the “go-to” answer now for just about any type of incident involving the Police, government, natural or manmade disaster. It also seems like anytime there is a protest, there is always an element of the protestors who are more interested in rioting and looting than in actually protesting whatever got them…
How to Join PVC Pipe so That it is Secure and Watertight
PVC piping is on of he most versatile survival products you can find. It is inexpensive and very malleable, yet durable and it is very easy to work with. Making sure your bonds are tight, even and waterproof, however, can be somewhat of a challenge. There simply is nothing worse than finishing a joint and…
11 of the Most Dangerous, Death-Defying Roads in the World Are Hard to Believe
Just about everywhere one can wonder there is a road that carries with it a degree of mystique, sense of danger or impending dread. Often, whatever that road is known for becomes exacerbated and the stuff of legends with each re-affirming occurrence. Weird weather, awful surface conditions, environmental hazards, strange occurrences, unexplained accidents, a sense…
(Video) How to Make a Survival Compass Using Wilderness Resources That Are Already There!
If you find yourself in a survival situation in the wilderness, or any area where traveling by established roadways is to be avoided, knowing what direction you are headed or need to go is critical to your survival. In most cases, if you have a general sense of the direction you need to head, choosing…
7 Critical Ways to Blend in During a Disaster
Blending in during a survival situation is a very under-estimated skill. The tendency of almost everyone is to make sure everyone knows you are prepared and ready for whatever you have to face. This is a huge mistake! It is critical to your being able to make it through successfully, especially if you are stuck…
Buyer Beware: Not all Survival Gear is as Advertised!
Given the popularity of survival as a genre, survival gear has increased in price – by a lot since the days when survival preparation was the venue of “freaks” and “homesteaders.” Visit any store that sells survival gear and it is easy to see how someone could blow an entire paycheck – or several –…
Removing a Tree Stump Can be Challenging. Here’s the Correct Way to Get it Done:
Clearing land can be a challenge unto itself. But add to the mix of cutting brush, removing rocks and mowing, a tree trump or two, your day’s worth of hard work just became a couple of months worth of perseverance. Ideally, you can rip out a stump or even head over to your local home…
Why Prepare? One Man’s Compelling Story:
It generally depends on where you live and your lifestyle, but most people do not have much more than a day or two of survival supplies at any given time and generally, their “survival plan” is something they have only thought about. That is why immediately before a big snowstorm, everyone runs out to buy…
LifeStraw Go Bottle Will Carry and Filter Water While a Prepper is On the Go
Every once and a while a product comes along that has applications for both survival settings as well as everyday life. The LifeStraw Go Bottle is one such animal. While you can pre-fill the bottle with liquid before a hike or trip to the outdoors, the beauty in this bottle is that it has its…
The DIY Fishing Kit – Easy to Make, Inexpensive and Effective!
Just about everyone knows that in a survival situation, fishing is one form of securing protein and nutrients that is available just about anyplace you find yourself. There is even a show on televisions that highlighted the fish you could catch in the cooling lake of the Chernobyl nuclear plant – the fish seemed to…
Being Intimate in a Survival Situation. Seriously: That Was Not an Attention Grabber!
In the aftermath of a survival situation – especially a drastic situation, certain realities will become evident very quickly. One of those is that people will have sex. In fact, in a survival setting, sex will likely be prevalent – even more so than in normal life. This is because it is at the most…
Wild Hog Hunting and What We Should Know:
Depending on where you live, feral hogs can pose a major problem. Their origins are generally assumed, but in reality, it does not matter if they are native or escaped versions, a wild hog is a destructive, dangerous animal. Because of this, many landowners and farmers are willing to let anyone that wants to hunt…
DIY 5-Gallon Survival Bucket – Why Every Home Should Have One!
If you are like most of us, the collection of stuff over decades of hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, DIY projects and well, let’s face it, Home Improvement store sales and garage/yard sales have gotten you well on your way in terms of survival gear. Some of us even have an entire room in our house…
Survival Myths Almost Everyone Believes at One Point or Another (But Shouldn’t)
There are generally three types of approaches to emergency preparedness and making it through a survival incident. The first is the ultra-prepared who are confident they have addressed almost anything they could face. The second is the type that is constantly questioning, improving and learning. The third type does not think anything will ever happen…
(Video) Hiking? At a Minimum, Here’s What a Person Needs:
As Spring has sprung (or up here in the north, is trying to get out of Winter’s grim grip) and Summer approaches, many of us will increase the time we spend outdoors. That means extended stays, sometimes day trips in the “wilderness,” which, as anyone who lives in a rural area sees on the news…